SSE blames price cap and hot weather as it issues profit warning

Energy firm expects profits in household supply business to be significantly lower in 2019The energy company SSE has issued a profit warning, blaming the looming price cap on the industry’s poor-value default tariffs, the hot weather and higher gas prices.In an unscheduled trading update, the firm, one of the UK’s big six energy suppliers, said adjusted operating profits at its household supply business would be significantly lower next year, if the industry regulator’s propose